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But nothing compares to being back together on campus for Meliora Weekend. Reconnect with classmates, traditions, and the Rochester community that continues to bring us together.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=”no” text_align=”left” css_animation=”” box_shadow_on_row=”no”][vc_column_inner]Register now<\/a>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”25px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” text_align=”left” background_color=”#f4f4f4″ css_animation=”” box_shadow_on_row=”no”][vc_column offset=”vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Headliners<\/span><\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=”no” text_align=”left” css_animation=”” box_shadow_on_row=”no”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1784573379552{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”]\"Amna[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1784831785320{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}”]Amna Nawaz: PBS News Hour<\/em> co-anchor and co-managing editor<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Amna Nawaz is an Emmy, Peabody, and Cronkite award-winning journalist who currently serves as co-anchor and co-managing editor of the PBS News Hour<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Her reporting ranges from politics and foreign affairs, to immigration and education, to culture and sports… Read more<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”33px” image_repeat=”no-repeat” css=”.vc_custom_1784729059975{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1784572969436{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”]\"Andrew[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1784729030044{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}”]Andrew Ross Sorkin: New York Times<\/em> bestselling author, journalist, & co-anchor of Squawk Box<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Andrew Ross Sorkin is an award-winning journalist for The New York Times<\/em> and a co-anchor of Squawk Box<\/em>, CNBC\u2019s signature morning program. He is also the founder and editor-at-large of DealBook, an online daily financial report published by The New York Times<\/em> that he started in 2001.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”34px” image_repeat=”no-repeat” css=”.vc_custom_1750781708839{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1784573313579{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”]\"Nick[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1784835809350{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}”]Nick Offerman: actor, author, humorist, and woodworker<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Nick Offerman is an actor, author, humorist, and woodworker whose credits include the Emmy Award-winning role of Bill in The Last of Us<\/em> (HBO), Ron Swanson on NBC\u2019s Parks and Recreation<\/em>, Jinx in Margo\u2019s Got Money Troubles<\/em> (Apple). His latest book is Little Woodchucks: Offerman Woodshop\u2019s Guide to Tools and Tomfoolery<\/em>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”58px” image_repeat=”no-repeat” css=”.vc_custom_1750781760838{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”40px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=”no” text_align=”left” css_animation=”” box_shadow_on_row=”no”][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1788551686025{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}”]\"AEastman Presents: Alarm Will Sound: Homecoming<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

2026 Grammy Award-winners Alarm Will Sound<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>return to their alma mater for Meliora Weekend! Founded at the University of Rochester\u2019s Eastman School of Music 25 years ago and led by Eastman alumni Alan Pierson \u201906E (DMA) and Gavin Chuck \u201996E (MA), \u201904E (PhD), Alarm Will Sound has been hailed as the future of American classical music. This performance will feature multi-genre arrangements of electronic music for small orchestra, drawing inspiration from jazz, film, classical music, contemporary music, and everything in between. With a program that has something for everyone<\/a>,<\/span>\u00a0this promises to be a musically diverse and inspiring evening.<\/p>\n

Alarm Will Sound\u2019s visit is generously supported by the Elizabeth Ward Chicares \u201986 Distinguished Visiting Artist Program.<\/i>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”100px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” text_align=”left” background_color=”#f4f4f4″ css_animation=”” box_shadow_on_row=”no”][vc_column offset=”vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Headliners<\/span><\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=”no” text_align=”left” css_animation=”” box_shadow_on_row=”no”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1784573379552{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”]\"Amna[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1784831795845{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}”]Amna Nawaz: PBS News Hour<\/em> co-anchor and co-managing editor<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Amna Nawaz is an Emmy, Peabody, and Cronkite award-winning journalist who currently serves as co-anchor and co-managing editor of the PBS News Hour<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Her reporting ranges from politics and foreign affairs, to immigration and education, to culture and sports… Read more<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”60px” image_repeat=”no-repeat” css=”.vc_custom_1784734553124{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1784572969436{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”]\"Andrew[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1784654345874{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}”]Andrew Ross Sorkin: New York Times<\/em> bestselling author, journalist, & co-anchor of Squawk Box<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Andrew Ross Sorkin is an award-winning journalist for The New York Times<\/em> and a co-anchor of Squawk Box<\/em>, CNBC\u2019s signature morning program. He is also the founder and editor-at-large of DealBook, an online daily financial report published by The New York Times<\/em> that he started in 2001.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”58px” image_repeat=”no-repeat” css=”.vc_custom_1750781760838{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”30px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=”no” text_align=”left” css_animation=”” box_shadow_on_row=”no”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1784573313579{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”]\"Nick[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1784654370073{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}”]Nick Offerman: actor, author, humorist, and woodworker<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Nick Offerman is an actor, author, humorist, and woodworker whose credits include the Emmy Award-winning role of Bill in The Last of Us<\/em> (HBO), Ron Swanson on NBC\u2019s Parks and Recreation<\/em>, Jinx in Margo\u2019s Got Money Troubles<\/em> (Apple). His latest book is Little Woodchucks: Offerman Woodshop\u2019s Guide to Tools and Tomfoolery<\/em>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”58px” image_repeat=”no-repeat” css=”.vc_custom_1750781760838{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1785858596886{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”]\"A[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1788551735924{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}”]Eastman Presents: Alarm Will Sound: Homecoming<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

2026 Grammy Award-winners Alarm Will Sound<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>return to their alma mater for Meliora Weekend! Founded at the University of Rochester\u2019s Eastman School of Music 25 years ago and led by Eastman alumni Alan Pierson \u201906E (DMA) and Gavin Chuck \u201996E (MA), \u201904E (PhD), Alarm Will Sound has been hailed as the future of American classical music. This performance will feature multi-genre arrangements of electronic music for small orchestra, drawing inspiration from jazz, film, classical music, contemporary music, and everything in between. With a program that has something for everyone<\/a>,<\/span>\u00a0this promises to be a musically diverse and inspiring evening.<\/p>\n

Alarm Will Sound\u2019s visit is generously supported by the Elizabeth Ward Chicares \u201986 Distinguished Visiting Artist Program.<\/i>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”100px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” text_align=”left” background_color=”#f4f4f4″ css_animation=”” box_shadow_on_row=”no”][vc_column offset=”vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Symposium speakers<\/span><\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=”no” text_align=”left” css_animation=”” box_shadow_on_row=”no”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1750779671550{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”]\"Heather[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1750793241056{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}”]Heather Higginbottom \u201994<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Heather Higginbottom is the head of research, policy & insights for corporate responsibility at JPMorganChase. Her distinguished career includes senior leadership roles at CARE USA, the U.S. State Department, the White House, and on Capitol Hill, shaping her as a respected voice in public policy and philanthropy.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”16px” image_repeat=”no-repeat” css=”.vc_custom_1721675925358{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1750779660589{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”]\"Brian[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1750779773948{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}”]Brian Mitchell \u201981 (PhD)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Brian Mitchell is the president and managing principal of Academic Innovators. With a distinguished leadership career in higher education. He regularly contributes to outlets such as The Huffington Post<\/em>, Academe<\/em>, and University Business Magazine<\/em>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”88px” image_repeat=”no-repeat” css=”.vc_custom_1750781949108{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1750779807010{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”]\"David[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1750779835000{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}”]David Nash \u201981M (MD)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

David B. Nash is a globally recognized leader in healthcare quality, physician leadership, and outcomes accountability. A board-certified internist and author, he has influenced policy and practice through his roles on numerous boards, publications, and pioneering contributions to public reporting of healthcare outcomes.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”15px” image_repeat=”no-repeat” css=”.vc_custom_1750781888816{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1750779854993{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”]\"Lynn[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1750855827888{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}”]Lynn Vavreck \u201997 (PhD)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Lynn Vavreck is the Marvin Hoffenberg Professor of American Politics and Public Policy at UCLA, a political scientist, and is known for her research on campaigns, elections, and public opinion. Her award-winning books and contributions to The New York Times<\/em> have solidified her reputation as a leading voice on American politics.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”38px” image_repeat=”no-repeat” css=”.vc_custom_1750781961500{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”100px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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